Fools talk about [this noise]. I prefer talking about [[moderated stuff]]. The problem with using quotation marks for sarcasm is that your opponents might be reading it in opposing light. I agree that many people do not know the rules for curlies, either. I do not. They seem to be royal edicts from people who prefer "vague" to "foggy". _______ http://tinyurl.com/NinjaRinger (Turn your volume down, way down, before you listen to that, because those are physical harmonics with one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fundamental_frequency, so that voice carries).
<[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > The problem with extending the use of square brackets to cover sarcasm, > tongue-in-cheek and incredulity is that square brackets traditionally mean > "this > context is being added and was not previously present in the quoted text". > I.E. The Prime Minister stated, "Yesterday Mrs [George] Jones went to > Hampshire." The editor of the top-most source is inserting "George" not > to convey > emotional meaning, but merely to convey contextual meaning within a > quoted > phrase. > > Also, I believe the use of quotes to cover the cases I mentioned is > already > present in materials. > > > > In a message dated 3/24/2009 8:18:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I think square > brackets work better for your second case, because newspapers use them to > correct grammar and insert context > > **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 > or > less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
